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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog was Fred?
(a) German Shepherd.
(b) Rottweiler.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Great Dane.

2. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Rhubarb.
(d) Blueberries.

3. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?
(a) Sleeping Beauty.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Bambi.
(d) Fantasia.

4. What Yiddish word did E. B. White use in "Removal" that means a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously?
(a) Chutzpah.
(b) Kibitzer.
(c) Goy.
(d) Putz.

5. What day of the week did White begin "A Week in April"?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. The campground White described in "Camp Meeting" was in a clump of woods near what?

2. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?

3. What initial did White refer to his neighbor who had died in "A Week in April"?

4. What did White write "a hot-weather sign" in "Hot Weather"?

5. Where in Maine did E. B. White live while writing One Man's Meat?

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